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TrustLayer raises $6M seed to become the ‘Carta for insurance’

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TrustLayer , which provides insurance brokers with risk management services via a SaaS platform, has raised $6.6 Twenty of the top 100 insurance agencies in the U.S. (as BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), a group consisting of 13 tech-focused insurance agencies in the U.S. million in a seed round.

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BetterData taps the blockchain to help create better synthetic data

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User data is tokenized and stored on a blockchain which is only accessible with a user’s private encryption keys. The startup’s co-founders, CEO Uzair Javaid and CTO Kevin Yee, have backgrounds in AI data generation and blockchain security. Image Credits: BetterData. They met at the Entrepreneur First program in Singapore.

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Weather-focused IBISA raises seed round to back its microinsurance solutions for low-income small farmers

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“We work with mutuals, insurers, microfinance institutions, research institutions, farmers and breeders associations and governments,” its site explains. But there are also several reasons for them not to have agricultural insurance – most of them don’t, according to IBISA. ” What changed? .’

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Enterprise Blockchain Adoption Hinges on DevOps

DevOps.com

There is a lot of excitement around blockchain right now, for a good reason. Production use cases continue to emerge across sectors such as manufacturing, energy, air travel, insurance and finance. Gartner predicts that by 2023, organizations using blockchain smart contracts will see a 50% increase in their data quality.

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Binance-backed Xend Finance launches DeFi platform for credit unions in Africa

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DeFi aims to bridge the gap between decentralized blockchains and financial services. The second is lack of insurance which means people don’t have the confidence to join saving cycles. Xend Finance is plugging these gaps using blockchain technology. Image Credits: Xend Finance.

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Navigating The Complex Waters of Insurance Executive Search: A Strategic Guide

N2Growth Blog

Crafting the Future: The Significance of Selecting the Right Insurance Executive In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving business environment, securing the right insurance executive is more than a mere hiring decision —it’s a pivotal investment in the company’s future.

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Crypto boom continues as Chainalysis raises $100M, doubles valuation to over $2B

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Chainalysis , a blockchain analysis company, announced Friday it has closed on $100 million in Series D financing, doubling its valuation to over $2 billion. Chainalysis’ self-described mission is “to build trust in blockchains to promote more financial freedom with less risk.”. Gox , then the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.